Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-18
An IMPORTANT ARREST.
A Jewelry Thief Captured with stolen
Property i'm his POssessiOm.

This morning a letter was received at police
Headquarters from the police authorities In Balti-
more notifying the officers here TO look out for 80
pennyweight man." who had ''worked Jewelry
stores" in Baltimore, and was accused I'm one case
OF stealing four gold chains. Detectives Mattingy
and Wheeler started in search OF the professional
jewelry worker and visited several Jewery stores
ON 9TH street looking for him. They finally got
on his track and traced him 70 the store OF voght
Haas, where they saw a man looking at some
chains. The officers suspected that he was the
man wanted, aud when he left the store one of
them watched him While the otner inquired OF the
pruprietorS OF the store II they had missed any
jeweiry, but they said they had not The man, up
Oh leaving the store OF Noight Haas, entered the
lewelry store OK Charles hattleman next door.
Here he requested 10 be shown some chains He
was I'm the store about fiye minutes, but made no
purchases When he left the Officers followed :
him and. being certain he was The right man. they
placed ham under arrest. He at once confessed
guilt ana exhibited a lot OF stolen Jewelry. He
had gold chain, a pair or cun buttons and q ring
belonging 10 Vol Il & Haas, valued at f57; also
gold chain he had takcnfrom kattleman's, valued
at SO. HIS scheme was 70 enter the store can and
pretend he wanted TO make a purchase. While
being shown a tray OF chains or other lewelry no
would slip some OF the jewelry down his sleeve.
the ring, taken from yoigt and Haas,
away. and the set was lost. The ring was,
however, recovered and the prisoner taken TO
headquarters. He gave his name as Henry How
ard, and said he was thirtythree years OF age and
married. He says he is from Tennessee While
was from ST. Louis. The arrest is considered as
an important one, and has probably saved the
thousand dollars worth OF jewelry. The prisoner
is held for hearing in the Police Court.
District Government Affair.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Chesapeake and OHIO Telephone Co. have
been granted permission 10 replace with larger
poles the poles In Jackson alley, west of North
Capitol street. and The pole east OF that street In
the same alley.
COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GARBAGE MAN.
J. W. Palmer, OF No. 1O02 street northwest,
writes: 'Isnr IL possible TO have the garbage col-
lector put In his appearance at least twice week.
His ply siognomy CREASED our vicinity last Tnufs-
day. 9th Instantly. Since then we have been
compelled to breathe the aromatic fragrance of
kitchen refuse, which at present doesn't prove an
appetizer"
COMPLAINTS AND PETITIONS.
The District Commissioners have received bet-
hood OF the Banneker school building, complain
ing OF the nuisance caused by the use OF SOFT coal
IN that building. w; B. Genella complains Snas
w street northwest, between 18th street and
Cleveland avenue, extend above the sidewalk
from " TO inches. w. Ii. BaDcock complains OF
the condition OF the gutter at the junction OF the
New-Cut road and Fayette street, West washing
repar she IN Of
west. Complaint is made OF the CONDITION on lLsn
street southeast. In the neighborhood oi =, ~
X. Doerner calls attention 20 the condition OF tne
alley and sewer In the same, between ana = ana
Sth and 9Th streets northwest.
VITAL sTATTsTIc2
The report OF Health 0n1cer ToWnS0enQ TOT INC
last week shows: Number OF deaths, "a; white,
40: colored Az Death rate per Loo per alnum:
white, 1870; coored, 1896; total popuauon, 49,:
a were under nye years OF age, ana IL over 0xV
years. The principal causes OF death were: cere-
bro-spnal meningitis, 2; consumption, q oiarrn-
QaL la: typhoid fever, 8; bronchitak b1rns 10
ported: % white males, 16 white females; COZ
ored males colored females Marriages report
ed: white, colored.
nIsCEILAEHoU&
The application of Chaa LOckhead % master
plumber has been rejected
The appointment % OF . Cnss 3 sones - ansPeco%
ers and r. r. Mix appointed TO MI the vacancy.
Frank simpson has been appointed assistant
sewer tapper with compensation at q per day. .
take eject from the LIST Instant